professor avinoam ben-shaul - Selected Publications

1972

• S. Baer and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  "Long-Range Many-Molecule Interactions in An Extended van der Waals Equation of State",
  J. Chem. Phys. 56 , 1238-1246 (1972).
  

• A. Ben-Shaul, R.D. Levine and R.B. Bernstein
  
  "Entropy and Chemical Change II. Analysis of Product Energy Distributions: Temperature and Entropy Deficiency",
  J. Chem. Phys. 57 , 5427-5447 (1972).

1973

• A. Ben-Shaul, G.L. Hofacker and K.L. Kompa
  
  "Characterization of Inverted Populations in Chemical Lasers by Temperature-Like Distributions. Gain Characteristics in the F + H2 --> HF + H System",
  J. Chem. Phys. 59 , 4664-4673 (1973).

1976

• A. Ben-Shaul and G.L. Hofacker
  
  "Statistical and Dynamical Models of Population Inversion",
  Chap. 10 in Handbook of Chemical Lasers , p. 579-617.
  J.F. Bott and R.W.F. Gross, eds. (J. Wiley, N.Y., 1976).
  

• A. Ben-Shaul, U. Schmailzl and K.L. Kompa
  
  "Vib-Rotational Energy Distribution and Relaxation Processes in Pulsed HF Chemical Lasers",
  J. Chem. Phys. 65 , 1711-1729 (1976).

1977

• R.D. Levine and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  "Thermodynamics of Molecular Disequilibrium",
  Chap. 4 in: Chemical and Biochemical Applications of Lasers , Vol. II, p. 145-192, C.B. Moore, ed., Academic Press, N.Y. (1977).
  

• A. Ben-Shaul
  
  "On Statistical Models and Prior Distributions in the Theory of Chemical Reactions",
  Chem. Phys. 22 , 341-366 (1977).

1979

• A. Ben-Shaul and M. Tabor
  
  "On Detailed Balance Relations and Equilibrium Distributions in Nonisothermal Systems",
  Chem. Phys. Letters 61 , 571-576 (1979).
  

• A. Ben-Shaul, S. Feliks and O. Kafri
  
  "Time Evolution of the Pulsed HF Chemical Laser. I. Kinetic Modelling - Rotational Nonequilibrium",
  Chem. Phys. 36 , 291-305 (1979).
  

• Tova Feldmann and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  "On Rotational and Vibrational Relaxation of Diatomic Molecules and a Quasi-Classical Model for Rotational Relaxation",
  Chem. Phys. Letters 64 , 286-290 (1979).
  
  

1980

• A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Chemical Laser Kinetics,
  Chapter in: Advances in Chemical Physics - 'Photoselective Chemistry' , J. Jortner, R.D. Levine and S.A. Rice, eds. pp. 55-83 (J. Wiley, 1980).
  

• A. Ben-Shaul and Y. Haas
  
  Multiphoton Induced Isomerization: Dynamics and Thermodynamics,
  J. Chem. Phys. 73 , 5107-5114 (1980).
  

1981

• Book: A. Ben-Shaul, Y. Haas, K.L. Kompa and R.D. Levine
  
  "Lasers and Chemical Change"
  Springer Verlag, Heidelberg 1981. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, Vol. 10
  (497 pp. 245 figs.).
  

• F. Rebentrost and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  On the Fragmentation of Benzene by Multiphotoionization,
  J. Chem. Phys. 74 , 3255-3264 (1981).

1982

• W.M. Gelbart and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Molecular Theory of the Elastic Constants of Nematic Liquids,
  J. Chem. Phys. 77 , 916-933 (1982).
  

• A. Ben-Shaul and W.M. Gelbart
  
  Effect of Inter-aggregate Forces on the Size Distribution of Micelles
  J. Phys. Chem. 86 , 316-318 (1982).

1983

• A. Ben-Shaul, Y. Rabin and W.M. Gelbart
  
  On the Stretching of Alkyl Chains by Nematics,
  J. Chem. Phys. 78 , 4303-4308 (1983).
  

1984

• A. Ben-Shaul, I. Szleifer and W.M. Gelbart
  
  Statistical Thermodynamics of Amphiphile Chains in Micelles,
  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., U.S.A. 81 , 4601-4605 (1984).

1985

• W.E. McMullen, W.M. Gelbart and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Isotropic Nematic Transition in Micellized Solutions,
  J. Chem. Phys. 82 , 5616-5623 (1985).
  
  
• A. Ben-Shaul, I. Szleifer and W.M. Gelbart
  
  Chain Organization and Thermodynamics in Micelles and Bilayers: I. Theory,
  J. Chem. Phys. 83 , 3597-3611 (1985).
  
  
• I. Szleifer, A. Ben-Shaul and W.M. Gelbart
  
  Chain Organization and Thermodynamics in Micelles and Bilayers: II. Model Calculations,
  J. Chem. Phys. 83, 3612-3620 (1985)
  
  
• A. Ben-Shaul and W.M. Gelbart
  
  Alkyl Chain Packing in Micelles and Bilayers,
  Annual Review of Physical Chemistry B.S. Rabinovitch, J.M. Schurr and H.L. Strauss, eds. Vol. 36, pp. 179-211 (1985).
  

• M. Silverberg, A. Ben-Shaul and F. Rebentrost
  
  On the Effects of Adsorbate Aggregation on the Kinetics of Surface Reactions
  J. Chem. Phys. 83, 6501-6512 (1985).

1987

• M. Silverberg and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Adsorbate Islanding in Surface Reactions: A Combined Monte Carlo - Lattice Gas Approach,
  J. Chem. Phys. 87, 3178-3194 (1987).
  

• I. Szleifer, A. Ben-Shaul and W.M. Gelbart
  
  Statistical Thermodynamics of Molecular Organization in Mixed Micelles and Bilayers,
  J. Chem. Phys. 86. 7094-7109 (1987).
  

• J.L. Viovy, W.M. Gelbart and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Scaling Properties of Chain Interactions in Amphiphilic Aggregates
  J. Chem. Phys. 87, 4114-4125 (1987).

1988

• I. Szleifer, D. Kramer, A. Ben-Shaul, D. Roux and W.M. Gelbart
  
  Curvature Elasticity of Pure and Mixed Surfactant Films,
  Phys. Rev. Letters 60, 1966-1969 (1988).
  

• M. Silverberg and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Dynamic and Thermodynamic Consequences of Adsorbate Lateral Interactions in Surface Reaction Kinetics
  J. Stat. Phys. 52, 1179-1195 (1988).
  

• Z.-Y. Chen, J. Talbort, W.M. Gelbart and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Phase Transitions in A System of Grafted Rods
  Phys. Rev. Letters 61, 1376-1379 (1988).
  

• O.M. Becker and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Role and Mechanism of Island Formation in Chemisorption
  Phys. Rev. Letters 61, 2859-2862 (1988).

1989

• M. Silverberg and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Adsorbate Lateral Interactions and Islanding in Surface Reaction Kinetics
  Surf. Sci. 214, 17-43 (1989).
  
  

1990

• I. Szleifer, D. Kramer, A. Ben-Shaul, W.M. Gelbart and S.A. Safran
  
  Molecular Theory of Curvature Elasticity in Surfactant Films
  J. Chem. Phys. 92, 6800-6817 (1990).
  

• I. Szleifer, A. Ben-Shaul and W.M. Gelbart
  
  Chain Packing Statistics and Thermodynamics of Amphiphilic Monolayers
  J. Phys. Chem. 94, 5081-5089 (1990).

1991

• O.M. Becker, M. Ben-Nun and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Reactant Segregation in the Steady-State A+B --> O Surface Reaction
  J. Phys. Chem. 95. 4803 (1991).
  

• C. Bagdassarian, D. Roux, A. Ben-Shaul and W.M. Gelbart
  Curvature Defects in Lamellar Phases of Amphiphiles Water Systems
  J. Chem. Phys. 94, 3030-3041 (1991).

1992

• D. Kramer, A. Ben-Shaul, Z.-Y. Chen and W.M. Gelbart
  
  Monte Carlo and Mean-Field Studies of Successive Phase Transitions in Rod Monolayers
  J. Chem. Phys. 96, 2236-2252 (1992).
  

• R. Bruinsma, W.M. Gelbart and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Flow Induced Gelation of Living (Micellar) Polymers
  J. Phys. Chem. 96, 7710-7727 (1992).

1993

• D. Kramer and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Phase Transitions in a Monolayer of Interconverting Squres
  Physica A 195, 12-30 (1993).
  
  

• D. Fattal and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  A Molecular Model for Lipid-Protein Interaction in Membranes: The Role of Hydrophobic Mismatch
  Biophys J. 65, 1795-1809 (1993).

1994

• W.M. Gelbart, A. Ben-Shaul and D. Roux (Eds.)
  
  Micelles, Membranes, Microemulsions and Monolayers
  Springer, New York (1994); (608 pp., 220 figs.)
  

• A. Ben-Shaul and W.M. Gelbart
  
  Statistical Thermodynamics of Self-Assembly: Structure and Phase Transitions in Micellar Solutions,
  Chap. 1 in "Micelles, Membranes, Microemulsions and Monolayers", W.M. Gelbart, A. Ben-Shaul and D. Roux (eds.), pp. 1-104. Spinger, New York (1994).
  
  
• R. Granek, W.M. Gelbart, Y. Bohbot and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Smectic-A to Bilayer Evolution in Concentrated Surfactant Solutions: The Role of Spontaneous Curvature
  J. Chem. Phys. 101, 4331-4342 (1994).
  

• D. Fattal and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Mean-Field Calculations of Chain Packing and Conformational Statistics in Lipid Bilayers:
  Comparison with Experiments and Molecular Dynamics Studies
  Biophys. J. 67, 983-995 (1994).

1995

• A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Molecular Theory of Chain Packing, Elasticity and Lipid-Protein Interaction in Lipid Bilayers
  In Handbook of Physics of Biological Systems, Vol. 1: Structure and Dynamics of Membranes
  R. Lipowsky and E. Sackmann (eds.)
  Elsevier, Amsterdam (1995), Chap. 7, p. 359-402.

• D. Fattal, D. Andelman and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  The Vesicle-Micelle Transition in Mixed Lipid-Surfactant Systems: A Molecular Model
  Langmuir 11, 1154-1161 (1995).
  

• D. Fattal and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Molecular Theory of Acyl Chain Packing in Lipid and Lipid-Protein Membranes
  In "Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes", Vol. 1: Liposomes: Theory and Basic Science,
  Y. Barenholz and D.P. Lasic (eds.), (CRC Press, Inc., New York, 1995) Chap. 5, p. 129-151.
  
  
• S. May and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Spontaneous Curvature and Thermodyamic Stability of Mixed Amphiphilic Layers
  J. Chem. Phys. 103, 3839-3848 (1995).
  

• Y. Bohbot, A. Ben-Shaul, R. Granek and W.M. Gelbart
  
  Monte Carlo and Mean-Field Studies of Phase Evolution in Concentrated Surfactant Solutions
  J. Chem. Phys. 103, 8764-8782 (1995).

1996

• A. Ben-Shaul, N. Ben-Tal and B. Honig
  
  Statistical Thermodynamics of Protein Insertion Into Lipid Membranes
  Biophys. J. 71, 130-137 (1996).
  

• W.M. Gelbart and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  The "New" Science of Complex Fluids
  J. Phys. Chem. 100, 13169-13189 (1996).
  (Special, Centenial Issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry).
  

1997

• D. Harries and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Conformational Chain Statistics in a Model Lipid Bilayer: Comparison Between Mean Field and Monte Carlo Calculations
  J. Chem. Phys. 106, 1609-1619 (1997).
  

• S. May, Y. Bohbot and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Molecular Theory of Bending Elasticity and Branching of Cylindrical Micelles
  J. Phys. Chem. 101, 8648-8657 (1997).
  

• S. May and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  DNA-Lipid Complexes: Stability of Honeycomb-like and Spaghetti-like Structures
  Biophys. J. 73, 2427-2440 (1997).
  

1998

• D. Harries, S. May, W. M. Gelbart and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Structure, Stability and Thermodynamics of Lamellar DNA-Lipid Complexes
  Biophys. J. 75, 159-173 (1998).
  

• Y. Farbman-Yogev, Y. Bohbot-Raviv and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  A Statistical-Thermodynamic Model For Cross-Bridge Mediated Condensation of Vesicles.
  J. Phys. Chem. 102, 9586-9592 (1998).

1999

• S. May and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Molecular Theory of Lipid-Protein Interaction and the L-HII transition
  Biophys. J. 76, 751-767 (1999).
  
  

2000

• K. Wagner, D. Harries, S. May, V. Kahl, J.O. R\*:adler and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Direct Evidence for Counterion Release Upon Cationic Lipid-DNA Condensation
  Langmuir 16, 303-306 (2000).
  

• S. May, D. Harries and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  The Phase Behavior of Lamellar DNA-Lipid Complexes
  Biophys. J. 78, 1681-1697 (2000).
  

• N. Ben-Tal, C. Bagdassarian, B. Honig and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Association Entropy in Adsorption Processes
  Biophys. J. 79, 1180-1187 (2000).
  

• S. May and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  A Molecular Model for Lipid-Mediated Interaction between Proteins in Membranes
  PCCP. 2, 4494-4502 (2000).
  

• S. May, D. Harries and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Lipid Demixing and Protein-Protein Interactions in the Adsorption of Charged Proteins on Mixed Membranes
  Biophys. J. 79, 1747-1760 (2000).
  

2001

• S. May and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Molecular Theory of the Sphere to Rod Transition and the Second CMC in Micellar Solutions
  J. Phys. Chem. B. 105, 630-640 (2001).
  

• J. Kindt, S. Tzlil, A. Ben-Shaul and W. M. Gelbart
  
  DNA Packaging and Ejection Forces in Bacteriophage
  Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. USA. 98, 13671-13674 (2001).

2002

• D. Harries, S. May and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Adsorption of Charged Macromolecules on Mixed Fluid Membrane
  Colloids and Surfaces A, 208, 41-50 (2002).

• S. May, D. Harries and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Macroion-Induced Compositional Instability of Binary Fluid Membranes
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 268102 (2002).

2003

• S. May and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Membrane-Macromolecule Interactions and their Structural Consequences
  Chapter 10 in Planar Lipid Bilayers (BLMs) and their Applications, H.T. Tien and A. Ottova-Leitmannova (Editors), pp 315-345, Elsevier Science (2003).

• S. Tzlil, J.T. Kindt, W.M. Gelbart and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Forces and Pressures in DNA Packaging and Release from Viral Capsids
  Biophys. J. 84, 1-11 (2003).
  
  
• A. Zemel, D.R. Fattal and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Eneregetics and Self-Assembly of Amphipathic Peptide Pores Forces in Lipid Membranes
  Biophys. J. 84, 2242-2255 (2003).

• D. Harries, S. May and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Curvature and Charge Modulations in Lamellar DNA-Lipid Complexes
  J. Phys. Chem. B, 107, 3624-3630 (2003).

• A. Cordova, M. Deserno, W.M. Gelbart and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Osmotic Shock and the Strength of Viral Capsids
  Biophys. J. 85, 70-74 (2003).

2004

• S. May and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Modeling of Cationic Lipid-DNA Complexes
  Current Medicinal Chemistry, 11, 1241-1253 (2004)

• S. Tzlil, M. Deserno, W.M. Gelabart and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  A Statistical-Thermodynamic Model of Viral Budding
  Biophys. J. 86, 2037-2048 (2004).

• A. Zemel, A. Ben-Shaul and S. May
  
  Membrane Perturbation Induced by Interfacially Adsorbed Peptides
  Biophys. J. 86, 3607-3619 (2004).

• D. Harries, A. Ben-Shaul and I. Szleifer
  
  Enveloping of Charged Proteins by Lipid Bilayers
  J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 1491-1496 (2004).

• S. May, Y. Kozlovsky, A. Ben-Shaul and M. Kozlov
  
  Tilt Modulus of a Lipid Monolayer
  Eur. Phys. J. E, Soft Matter 14, 299-308 (2004).

2005

• A. Zemel, A. Ben-Shaul and S. May
  
  Perturbation of a Lipid Membrane by Amphipathics Peptides and Its Role in Pore Formation
  Eur. Biophys. J. 34, 230-242 (2005).

• E. Mbamala, A. Ben-Shaul and S. May
  
  Domain Formation Induced by the Adsorption of Charged Proteins on Mixed Lipid Fluid Membranes
  Biophys. J. 88, 1702-1714 (2005).

• C. P. Chen, S. Posy, A. Ben-Shaul, L. Shapiro and B. H. Honig
  
  Specificity of Cell-Cell Adhesion by Classical Cadherins: Critical Role for Low-Affinity Dimerization through betha-Strand Swapping
  Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. USA. 102, 8533-8538 (2005).
  

• S. Tzlil and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Flexible Charged Macromolecules on Mixed Fluid Lipid Membranes: Theory and Monte-Carlo Simulations
  Biophys. J. 89, 2972-2987 (2005).

2006

• L. Haviv, Y. Brill-Karnielly, R. Mahaffy, F. Backouche, A. Ben-Shaul, T. D. Pollard and A. Bernheim-Grosswasser
  
  Reconstitution of the Transition from Lamellipodium to Filpodium in a Membrane-free System
  Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. USA. 103, 4906-4911 (2006).
  

• S. May and A. Ben-Shaul
  
  Molecular Packing in Cylindrical Micelles
  Chapter 2 in: Giant Micelles. R. Zana and E. Kaler editors. Taylor and Francis (2006)
  

2008

• V. B. Teif, D. Harries, D. Y. Lando, and A. Ben-Shaul

•  V. B. Teif, , D. Harries, D. Y. Lando and A. Ben-Shaul

•  S. Tzlil, D. Murray and A. Ben-Shaul

•  A. Zemel, S. A. Ben-Shaul and S. May

• A. Yoffe, P. Prinsen, A. Gopal, C. M. Knobler, W. M. Gelbart and A. Ben-Shaul

• Y. Ideses, Y. Brill-Karniely, L. Haviv^, A. Ben-Shaul, and A. Bernheim-Groswasser

          Arp2/3 Branched Actin Network Mediates Filopodia-like Bundles Formation in vitro
        PloS ONE (WWW.plosone.org)  3 (9), e3297 (9 pages), (2008)

2009

• P. Katsamba, K. Carroll, G. Ahlsen, F. Bahna, J. Vendome, S. Posy, M. Rajebhosale, S. Price, T. M. Jessell, A. Ben-Shaul, L. Shapiro, and B. Honig

• Y, Brill-Karniely, Y. Ideses, A. Bernheim-Groswasser and A. Ben-Shaul.

        From Branched Networks of Actin Filaments to Bundles
        Chem.Phys.Chem. (2009)

2010

• Y. Wu, X. Jin, O. Harrison L. Shapiro, B. Honig, and A. Ben-Shaul
  Cooperativity Between Trans and Cis Interactions in Cadherin-Mediated Junction Formation
  Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. USA.  107, 17592-17597 (2010)

2011

• A. M. Yoffe, P. Prinsen, W. M. Gelbart and A. Ben-Shaul
  The Ends of a Large RNA Molecule are Necessarily Close
  Nucl. Acid Res. 39, 292-299 (2011)
  
  
• L. T. Fang, A. M. Yoffe, W. M. Gelbart, and A. Ben-Shaul
  A Sequential Folding Model Predicts Length-Independent Secondary Structure Properties of Long ssRNA
  J. Phys. Chem. B 115, 3193-3199 (2011)
  
  
• O. Harrison et al
  The Extracellular Architecture of Adherens Junctions Revealed by Crystal Structure of Type I Cadherins
  Structure, 19, 244-246 (2011)
  
  
• Y. Wu, J. Vendome, L. Shapiro, A. Ben-Shaul, and B. Honig
  Transforming Binding Affinities from Three Dimensions to Two with Application to Cadherin Clustering
  Nature, 475, 510-513 (2011)
  
  
• Y. Wu, B. Honig, and A. Ben-Shaul
  Theory and Simulations of Adhesion Receptor Dimerization on Membrane Surfaces
  Biophys. J. , 104, 1221-1229 (2013)